{"schema_version":1,"title":"yt-dlp (PyPI) vulnerabilities","summary":"Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 11 vulnerabilities in yt-dlp (PyPI): 0 in the last 7 days and 7 in the last 90 days, 0 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-26331, was published on 13 July 2026.","url":"https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yt-dlp","json_url":"https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yt-dlp.json","publisher":"Junglewise Threat Intelligence","license":"CC-BY-4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yt-dlp","sources":"NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories","kind":"technology","counts":{"high":4,"all_time":11,"critical":0,"exploited":0,"last_7_days":0,"last_30_days":0,"last_90_days":7,"last_365_days":11},"latest":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-26331","cvss":3.1,"epss":0.0201,"slug":"cve-2026-26331-yt-dlp-arbitrary-command-injection-when-using-the-netrc-cmd","title":"PYSEC-2026-3432 - yt-dlp: Arbitrary Command Injection when using the `--netrc-cmd` 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Injection","severity":"low","exploited":false,"published_at":"2026-07-07T11:45:26.929022+00:00","url":"https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-46121-yt-dlp-generic-extractor-mitm-via-arbitrary-proxy-injection"},{"cve":"CVE-2023-40581","cvss":3.1,"epss":0.0134,"slug":"cve-2023-40581-yt-dlp-on-windows-vulnerable-to-exec-command-injection-when-using","title":"PYSEC-2026-2064 - yt-dlp on Windows vulnerable to `--exec` command injection when using `%q`","severity":"low","exploited":false,"published_at":"2026-07-07T11:45:25.140715+00:00","url":"https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-40581-yt-dlp-on-windows-vulnerable-to-exec-command-injection-when-using"},{"cve":"CVE-2023-35934","cvss":3.1,"epss":0.0105,"slug":"cve-2023-35934-yt-dlp-file-downloader-cookie-leak","title":"PYSEC-2026-2067 - yt-dlp File Downloader cookie 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